Numbering-cylinder for printing-presses.



No. 674,355. Patented Ma-y I4, I90l. H. P. FEISTER. NUMBERING CYLINDER FOB PRINTING PRESSES.

(Application filedfiuna 21, 1900.)

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No. 674,355. Patented May l4, l90l. H. P. FEISTER.

NUMBE'RING'CYLINDER FUR PRINTING PRESSES.

(Application filed Imie 21, 1900., v

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NITED STATES PAT NT OFFICE.

HENRY P. FEISTER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE FRANKLIN MACHINE WORKS, OF PENNSYLVANIA.

NUll/IBERING-CYLINDER FOR PRlNTlNG-PRESSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 674,355, dated May 14, 1901.

Original application filed August 31, 1899, $erial No. 729,063. Divided and this application filed June 21, 1900. Serial No. 21,060. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY P. FEIsTER, of the city and county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement in Nu mbering-Oylinders for Printing- Presses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to numberingcylinders for printing-presses; and it consists ro of certain improvements fully set forth in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, which form a part thereof.

This application is a division of my application, Serial No. 729,063, filed August 31, 1899, and is directed to the particular means for numbering the web of paper to form the sales-slips.

The invention comprehends certain fea- 2o tures of construction in the numbering-cylinders for printing consecutive numbers at intervals upon a Web or sheets of paper, the construction being such that the rotation of the cylinder brings into printing position at stated .5 intervals numbering impression-wheels. At intervals between the printing operations the said wheels are mechanically actuated to insure adjustment for consecutive numbering. As specificallyillustated, the devices are such that the numbering operation extends to fifty and then repeats itself, and so on, continuously.

The general construction of the mechanism employed will be fully understood by referonce to the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the numbering-cylinder. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of same on line 2 2. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of same on line 3 3. 0 Fig. 4 is a transverse section of same on line 4 4. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of a portion of the numbering-cylinder on line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a transverse section on line 6 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the numbering-wheels separated from their supports; and Fig. 8 is a diagram representing the peripheries of the numbering-wheels, showing the method of arranging the numbering-type on the wheels.

The numbering-cylinder B consists, essentially, of a shaft 20, journaled in the main frame R and having near each end a head 21, upon which is carried the numbering mechanism proper. On the cylinder B there are four sets of numbering mechanisms 23, arranged about the periphery, as shown in Fig. 3, from which it will be observed that the said numbering mechanisms are not equispaced about the circumference of the cylinder, because two numbers are to be printed upon one face of the web of paper and to be separated from the next two numbers on the same face of the web by a space equal to the length of one of the sheets, (which is numbered upon the opposite side by the use of a second set of numbering-wheels on a similar cylinder, if so desired.)

By describing one of the numbering devices it will suffice as the description for all of them. 7o

24 is a shaft journaled in the heads 21 and having at one end a notched wheel 30, in the notches of which a spring-pawl operates to prevent the shaft from accidentally being turned. The other end of the shaft 24 is provided with a ratchet-wheel 25 and an arm 26, carrying a spring-actuated pawl 27, operating in connection with the ratchet-wheel, as shown in Fig. 3. The arm 26 carries at its free end a roller 28, which works in the groove of a suitable cam 29,- bolted to the main frame of the machine. As the cylinder rotates the cam causes the arm 26 to oscillate to intermittently rotate the ratchet-Wheel and its shaft 24. Arranged along the shaft 20 is a series of disks 22, through which the shaft 24 passes. Secured tightly upon the shaft 24 is a numbering-wheel 32, and loosely supported upon said shaft and adjacent to the numbering-wheel 32 is a second numberingwheel 33. These two numbering-wheels constitute the numbering units 23 and change their positions relatively to each other to bring the proper type into consecutive position to print all the numbers properly upon the web of paper. The outer periphery of these numbering-cylinders 32 and 33 are provided with the type, as clearly shown in Figs. 6, '7, and 8, and the arrangement of the type on these cylinders is substantially as in- I00 dicated in Fig. 8, from which it will be seen that on one of the cylinders the type prints from 1 to 9 and then 0, while upon the other cylinder there is one blank space, then consecutive numbers arranged in pairs (1 l, 442 2,77 (3 3,77 64: 4:, ((5,7) the reason of which will be explained later on. Arranged within the numbering-cylinder 32 is a pivoted lever 35, having a spring 36, which forces the opposite end inward. This end carries a laterally-proj ecting part extending through the side wall of the wheel and terminating in the roller 37, which operates against the face of a cam 34, secured to the disk 22. As the shaft 20, with the wheel 32, rotates it is evident that the roller 37, operating in connection with the cam 34, will cause the arm 35 to be moved inward and outward at stated intervals. The free end of the arm 35 on its near side carries detent 38, which operates in connection with a notched disk 40, secured upon the inside of the nu mbering-wheel 33. When detent 38 enters a notch of the disk 40, as indicated in Fig. 6, the turning of the shaft 20 will move both of the numberingwheels 32 and 33. This will only take place when the roller 37 is over the flattened portion of the cam 34. At all other portions of the revolution of the shaft 20 the detent will be held out of contact with the notched disk 40, and the numbering-wheel 33 will remain stationary relatively to the shaft 20 and the disk 22. The outer part of the wheel 33 is also provided with a notched disk 41, in the notches of which spring-actuated pawl 42 engages to prevent the said wheel 33 from accidentally turning when not positively driven by the action of the detent 38. It will now be observed that as the shaft 20 rotates and with it the numbering mechanism the action of the cam 29 will through the pawl-and-ratchet mechanism cause the shaft 24 and the wheel 32 to rotate intermittently a portion of a revolution with each full revolution of the numbering-cylinder B. After ten revolutions have been made the numbering-wheel 32 will have made one revolution with its shaft 24, and in completing the latter portion of this revolution it will have caused the roller 37 to come upon the flattened portion of the cam 34, and thereby lock the two wheels 32 and 33 together. Upon the next intermittent rotation of the shaft 24 both wheels 32 and 33 will moveinto printing position, so as to print 10. W'ith the next intermittent movement of the shaft 24 the two wheels 32 and 33 will still be locked together and will come into position to print 11. The next intermittent forward motion of the shaft 24 releases the wheel 33, but gives the Wheel 32 an intermittent movement forward, so that the next number printed is 12, and so on. It will now be observed that the employment of the double sets of numbers 1 to 4 on the wheel 33 is employed because it is practically necessary to move the wheel 33 more than a single space in its numbering to secure its movement from the operation of the wheel 32. Furthermore, it will be observed that the space following the figure 5 is left blank because the highest number is 50 and all after that begin with the numeral l, and at that time there must be no type to print from the wheel 33.

Owing to the fact that there are four sets of numbering-wheelsonthecylindersB',itis coir venient to operate two of these sets from one end and two from the other; Consequently the operating cams, pawls, and ratchet-wheels for two of the sets are arranged at one end of the cylinder B and the corresponding parts from the other two sets at the opposite end, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The numbering-cylinder B thus described may be employed in connection with any suitable printing-press and operates with a properly constructed impression cylinder 13. While four sets of printing nu mbering-wheels are shown and especially adapted for numbering sales-slips, it is evident that any improved numbering-cylinder may have only one shaft 24 and one or more sets of numbering-wheels thereon and be used for any purpose where a web or sheets of paper have to be numbered.

The minor details of construction may be modified without departing from the essential features of the invention.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a numbering-machine, the combination of a rotating printing numbering-cylinder, with a pair of numbering-wheels carried on a shaft moving with the cylinder and located to one side of its axis of rotation one of which wheels has its periphery provided with type from l to 9 consecutively and the other of which has its periphery provided with a blank type corresponding to 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, and 5,consecutively, means rotating with the cylinder for moving the first-mentioned numbering-wheel over a space of one type for each revolution of the cylinder, means also rotating with the cylinder for moving the last-mentioned numbering-wheel over a space corresponding to two type with each complete revolution of the first-mentioned numhering-wheel,and stationary means acting upon the means rotating with the cylinder for directly operating one of the numbering-wheels and indirectly operating the other numbel'ingwlieel.

2. Anumbering-cylinderforaprinting-machine, comprising a rotating printing numbering-cylinder combined with a pair of numbering-wheels one of which has its periphery provided with type from 1 to 9 consecutively, and the other of which has its surface provided with a blank, and type corresponding to l, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, and 5, consecutively, and means for moving the last-mentioned numbering-wheel over a space corresponding to two type with each complete revolution of the first-mentioned numbering-wheel, consisting of a stationary cam and pawl-and-ratchet mechanism for retating a shaft carried by the numbering-cylinder and to which the numbering-wheel having the consecutive numbers from to 9 is secured, a fixed cam moving with the numbering-cylinder, but stationary relative to the numberingwheels, and clutch devices between the two n nmbering-wheels for con necting them or disconnecting them controlled by said fixed cam.

3. In a printing numbering-machine, the combination of a rotating cylinder-frame, an intermittently-rotating shaft carried by the cylinder-frame and located at a distance from its axis of rotation, mechanism for intermittently rotating the intermittently rotated shaft at stated intervals during the revolution of the cylinder-frame, a series of sets of numbering-wheels arranged concentrically with the intermittently-rotated shaft and at intervals apart over its length one numbering-wheel of each set being secured to the intermittently-rotated shaft so as to have a positive step-by-step motion with said shaft and the other of the numbering-wheels of each set being loosely jonrnaled upon the shaft, and power-transmitting connections between the two numbering-wheels of each set whereby the loose numbering-wheel is caused to make two intermittent movements for each complete revolution of the intermittently-rotated shaft and its numbering-wheels.

4:. In a printing numbering-machine, the combination of a rotating cylinder-frame, an intermittently-rotating shaft carried by the cylinder-frame and located at a distance from its axis of rotation, mechanism for intermittently rotating the intermittently rotated shaft at stated intervals during the revolution of the cylinder-frame, a series of sets of numbering-wheels arranged concentrically with the intermittently-rotated shaft and at intervals apart over its length one numberingwheel of each set being secured to the intermittently-rotated shaft so as to have a positive step-by-step motion with said shaft and the other of the numbering-wheels of each set being loosely journaled upon the shaft, powertransmitting connections between the two numbering-wheels of each set whereby the loose numbering-wheel is caused to make two intermittent movements for each complete revolution of the intermitten'tly-rotated shaft and its num bering-wheels,and additional supporting-bearings for the numbering-wheels and the intermittently-rotated shaft at intervals in the length of the cylinder-frame whereby springing action on the intermittently-rotated shaft is prevented during the printing operation.

5. In a printing numberingmachine, the combination of a rotating cylinder-frame, an intermittently-rotating shaft carried by the cylinder-frame and located at a distance from its axis of rotation, mechanism for intermittently rotating the intermittently rotated shaft at stated intervals during the revolution 'of the cylinder-frame, a series of sets of numbering wheels arranged concentrically with the intermittently-rotated shaft and at intervals apart over its length one numberingwheel of each set being secured to the intermittently-rotated shaft so as to have a positive step-by-step motion with said shaft and the other of the numbering-wheels of each set being loosely journaled upon the shaft, powertransmitting connections between the two numbering-wheels of each set whereby the loose numbering-wheel is caused to make two intermittent movements for each complete revolution of the intermittently-rotated shaft and its numbering-wheels, stationary cams arranged concentric with the intermittentlyrotated shaft and adjacent to each of the sets of numbering-wheels, and a pawl pivoted to each of the numbering-wheels which are fixed to the shaft adapted to be operated by the cams and for locking the two numberingwheels of each set together during certain intermittent movements of the intermittentlyrotated'shaft whereby for each'complete revolution of one of the type-wheels of each set the others shall have imparted to them two intermittent movements in the same direction.

In testimony of which invention I have here- 

